Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Los Angeles, CA
Areas Affected: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 2:22pm PDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 2:22pm PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 2:00am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 2:22pm PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 3:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to surf of 2 to 3 feet on south-facing beaches expected, with 3 to 6 feet near Jalama. Minor coastal flooding is also possible near times of high tide. * WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast. * WHEN...Through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. Minor coastal flooding are possible in low-lying areas near the times of high tides. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding concerns will peak from 8 PM through 1 AM tonight, due to high astronomical tides of 7.0 ft to 7.4 ft.
Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fac30a795563ccd5b551ae2fabdb016e23577c6.003.1 Codes: CAZ349, CAZ350 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fac30a795563ccd5b551ae2fabdb016e23577c6.003.1